Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in West Virginia for 2022
The Law Enforcement (LEO) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.
Like the General Schedule (GS) Payscale, under the LEO payscale an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the LEO Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the LEO payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.
West Virginia has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly LEO pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a LEO-1 broken down by county in the interactive map.
The WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 31.53% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $39,063 | $40,148 | $41,233 | $42,318 | $43,404 | $44,489 | $45,574 | $46,659 | $47,744 | $48,829 |
LEO-4 | $43,849 | $45,067 | $46,285 | $47,503 | $48,721 | $49,939 | $51,157 | $52,375 | $53,593 | $54,811 |
LEO-5 | $50,422 | $51,785 | $53,147 | $54,510 | $55,873 | $57,235 | $58,598 | $59,961 | $61,323 | $62,686 |
LEO-6 | $53,170 | $54,689 | $56,208 | $57,727 | $59,246 | $60,766 | $62,285 | $63,804 | $65,323 | $66,842 |
LEO-7 | $57,393 | $59,081 | $60,768 | $62,456 | $64,143 | $65,831 | $67,518 | $69,206 | $70,893 | $72,581 |
LEO-8 | $59,824 | $61,693 | $63,562 | $65,431 | $67,300 | $69,169 | $71,038 | $72,907 | $74,776 | $76,645 |
LEO-9 | $64,012 | $66,077 | $68,142 | $70,207 | $72,272 | $74,337 | $76,402 | $78,467 | $80,532 | $82,597 |
LEO-10 | $70,491 | $72,765 | $75,039 | $77,313 | $79,587 | $81,862 | $84,136 | $86,410 | $88,684 | $90,958 |
The Washington DC locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kearneysville, and other areas within the region.
The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.9% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $35,609 | $36,598 | $37,587 | $38,577 | $39,566 | $40,555 | $41,544 | $42,533 | $43,523 | $44,512 |
LEO-4 | $39,972 | $41,083 | $42,193 | $43,303 | $44,413 | $45,524 | $46,634 | $47,744 | $48,854 | $49,965 |
LEO-5 | $45,964 | $47,206 | $48,448 | $49,690 | $50,932 | $52,174 | $53,417 | $54,659 | $55,901 | $57,143 |
LEO-6 | $48,468 | $49,853 | $51,238 | $52,623 | $54,008 | $55,393 | $56,777 | $58,162 | $59,547 | $60,932 |
LEO-7 | $52,318 | $53,857 | $55,395 | $56,933 | $58,472 | $60,010 | $61,548 | $63,087 | $64,625 | $66,163 |
LEO-8 | $54,534 | $56,238 | $57,942 | $59,645 | $61,349 | $63,053 | $64,757 | $66,461 | $68,164 | $69,868 |
LEO-9 | $58,352 | $60,234 | $62,117 | $63,999 | $65,881 | $67,764 | $69,646 | $71,529 | $73,411 | $75,294 |
LEO-10 | $64,258 | $66,331 | $68,404 | $70,477 | $72,550 | $74,623 | $76,696 | $78,770 | $80,843 | $82,916 |
The Pittsburgh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in West Virginia who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 16.2% (shown in the table below).
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $34,510 | $35,469 | $36,428 | $37,386 | $38,345 | $39,303 | $40,262 | $41,221 | $42,179 | $43,138 |
LEO-4 | $38,739 | $39,815 | $40,891 | $41,967 | $43,043 | $44,119 | $45,195 | $46,271 | $47,347 | $48,423 |
LEO-5 | $44,545 | $45,749 | $46,953 | $48,157 | $49,361 | $50,564 | $51,768 | $52,972 | $54,176 | $55,380 |
LEO-6 | $46,973 | $48,315 | $49,657 | $50,999 | $52,341 | $53,683 | $55,025 | $56,367 | $57,710 | $59,052 |
LEO-7 | $50,704 | $52,195 | $53,686 | $55,176 | $56,667 | $58,158 | $59,649 | $61,140 | $62,631 | $64,121 |
LEO-8 | $52,851 | $54,502 | $56,154 | $57,805 | $59,456 | $61,107 | $62,758 | $64,410 | $66,061 | $67,712 |
LEO-9 | $56,551 | $58,375 | $60,200 | $62,024 | $63,848 | $65,673 | $67,497 | $69,321 | $71,146 | $72,970 |
LEO-10 | $62,275 | $64,284 | $66,293 | $68,302 | $70,311 | $72,321 | $74,330 | $76,339 | $78,348 | $80,357 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $176,300 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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